2023 Softball Roster
Backes, Lilli
Jersey Number 99
Lilli Backes
- Position:
- P
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Peachtree City, Ga.
- High School:
- Starr’s Mill
Bio
Accolades:
- 2023 All-ACC Second Team
- 2023 All-ACC Tournament Team
- 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
- Two-time ACC Pitcher of the Week (April 25, 2023; May 2, 2023)
- Made a team-high 39 appearances in the circle, starting 33 games
- Led the Tar Heels with a 2.79 ERA in 180.2 innings pitched and 156 strikeouts
- Finished the season with a 16-14 record, tossing 15 complete games with five shutouts
- Held a 11-4 record and 2.15 ERA in ACC play, throwing eight complete games with four shutouts
- Threw a complete game shutout vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech (3/1/23), limiting the Hokies to just three hits with five strikeouts
- Struck out a career-best 10 batters at NC State (4/21/23)
- Earned first career save at NC State (4/23/23)
- Made a team-high 31 appearances in the circle, starting 21 games
- Led the team with 114.2 innings pitched and 95 strikeouts
- Earned first career win at South Carolina, allowing no runs and just two hits in 3.2 innings of work with four strikeouts
- Recorded a season-high seven strikeouts three times: vs. Missouri (2/18/22). at Liberty (3/16/22), at Louisville (4/8/22)
- Earned a complete game victory vs. No. 4 Florida State (4/16/22), limiting the Seminoles to just one run and three hits
- Threw five complete games
- Finished with a 8-14 record
- All-ACC Academic Honor Roll
- A four-year letter winner at Starr's Mill High School for coach Mark Williamson
- A three-time region pitcher of the year and three-time first-team all-state selection, Backes finished her high school career with 912 career strikeouts
- As a junior and senior she was named the 5A and Region Pitcher of the Year, and lead her team to a 2021 Region 2-AAAAA State Championship title
- Graduated early in December 2021 to enroll at UNC
- Played for Georgia Impact Gusaeff/O'Neil for coach Chad O'Neil
- Born January 23
- Daughter of Chris and Laura Backes and has an older brother, Nicholas
- Majoring in exercise and sports science at Carolina
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Wednesday, September 17
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Tuesday, September 16
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